Tag Archive: modernism
Architecture as a reflection of the society
ՃԱՐՏԱՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՀԱՍԱՐԱԿՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԱՐՏԱՑՈԼՈՒՄ Կառավարության շենքի վրա առաջարկվող գմբեթը Ավելի քան երեք ամսից ավել է ինչ բուռն...Read More
The end of the Afrikyan Mansion or how to destroy a national treasure
Galstyan Vigen In the last few days the social networking site Facebook as well as various online news outlets have been heralding about the destruction of one of the most important secular architectural structures in Yerevan – the mansion of...Read More
‘Unlayering’ Historical Yerevan for the sake of History: The Imminent Demolition of ‘Moscow’ Cinema’s Open-Air Hall
A useless, ghostly, worn out shell of cement is being torn down in Yerevan. A familiar enough sight in a place where many a building has ‘miraculously’ been wiped out under the mantle of a single night. But this particular disappearing...Read More